February 18 turns out to be a dramatic day for Pakistan after opposition parties seem to be making major gains all over Pakistan. Those parties aligned with President Musharraf seem to be suffering a crushing defeat giving credibility to claims by Musharraf that the polls will be free and fair. This claim is now boosted by the fact that there were few complaints of poll rigging.
Another interesting fact is that no terrorist attack took place in Pakistan on polling day. This way Musharraf may have fulfilled his last promise to the nation of returning the nation to the path of democracy.
It is worth mentioning here that Musharraf was a military ruler who, under pressure from Pakistani society, got retirement from Military and pledged to return Pakistan to complete civilian democratic rule, now this seems to be happening!
Please correct me if I believe that we have not seen a military dictator in our times who fulfills his pledges to people and returns his country to democracy, perishing himself and his allied parties in the process.
Last edited by ibay on Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:09 am; edited 1 time in total
Another interesting fact is that no terrorist attack took place in Pakistan on polling day. This way Musharraf may have fulfilled his last promise to the nation of returning the nation to the path of democracy.
It is worth mentioning here that Musharraf was a military ruler who, under pressure from Pakistani society, got retirement from Military and pledged to return Pakistan to complete civilian democratic rule, now this seems to be happening!
Please correct me if I believe that we have not seen a military dictator in our times who fulfills his pledges to people and returns his country to democracy, perishing himself and his allied parties in the process.
Last edited by ibay on Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:09 am; edited 1 time in total
